More Detail Imagine this elementary problem in pipe stress: design an otherwise straight run of pipe in a pipe rack utilizing an ‘expansion loop’, Now, minimize the size of the loop. This problem presents two independent variables (length and width) and one objective, minimizing overall pipe length. There are likely a handful of loop sizes that […]
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Excel — Taming of the Shapes with PyXLL May 2022
Shear and Moment Diagram The above shows the shear and moment diagram for a propped cantilever. The leancrew link has a full explanation of the mechanics involved. https://leancrew.com/all-this/2015/08/super/ Examples of use in my structural engineering Python, PyXLL, and Pyside2 Nov 2021 Wind and Fire-proofing Dec 2017
Engineering Cost Estimates Jul 2021
Feet Inches Sixteenths (FIS) Calculator Jun 2021
Screenshot Entering Fractions ‘ NOTES ‘ ‘ This excerpt is taken from my Excel VBA project code ‘ ‘ This subroutine is activated by any change to the worksheet ‘ ‘ In a certain range of cells, named “Fraction Groups” (see Column E), ‘ the user enters the fractional portion of a measurement without a […]
The Suez Canal — How Ships Float May 2021
Suez Canal I read about the recent incident in the Suez Canal with the container ship, Ever Given. I started thinking about the support of floating ships. With a relatively narrow canal, it was easier to imagine the mechanics. Archimedes Recall Archimedes Principle — we simply say a floating object displaces its weight in water. […]
2×2 RC Sequence Dec 2020
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Best of Seven Outcome Probability Dec 2020
Static Plots Using PLOTLY live plots Each chart series can be toggled off and on by clicking its legend entry. On a desktop device, reset the chart to full scale by reloading the web page. On a mobile device, reset the chart to full scale by double clicking. Team A Winning Outcomes The best of […]
From Punch Cards to Flash Memory Dec 2020
Multi-Dimension Data Table using PyXLL (with video) Dec 2020
MD Data Table in Action — Video 3 inputs; 2 outputs Bonus — Video Merged my data table values into Excel’s data table 3D Hypotenuse Screenshots Independent Variables — Input qvar_0 (10 items) qvar_1 ( 7 items) qvar_2 ( 4 items) Dependent Variables — Results Dependent Variables — Details (only for clarity) Short Tabulation Long […]
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